Derek Hockridge
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Derek Hockridge was born in 1934 in Wales and brought up in Birmingham. His degree at the University of Wales, Cardiff, was followed by teacher training at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Subsequently he was a French teacher at Manchester Grammar School, then lecturer at Leicester Polytechnic, and the co-translator along with Anthea Bell of the world famous Asterix comic books, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
An Equity member for many years, he appeared in the 1970's Granada Television series "Crown Court", in which he played Clerk of the Court, and also featured in minor parts in "Brideshead Revisited" and "Jewel in the Crown".
In his younger days, Derek Hockridge was an international-standard squash rackets player, representing Wales. In later life, he discovered real tennis, and became a keen golfer.
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